Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1887-09-13
VA TUEsDAY SEPTEMBER 13 1887
sPlRiTsOF JEFFERSON.
JhrYsRsos CoUstt, W. Va,
TUESDAY MORNING, sEPTEMRERls. 1857.
Various Items.

The South is enjoying great busl-
ess'prosperity. '.7 ',s't 80 ''F
A stable government should, he one
that is ruled by horse sense. ia7f
You cannot dream yourself into a
character you must hammer and
forge Yourself one 'ai 70 '4. ''''-'
Let the motive be-in the deed and
not in the event. But not one whose
motive for action is the, hope of re-
ward ''| '-'''
You can get more wind out of ten
cent fan than you can from $500
one. It's the same way with ten
cent man. ra. ~ :- -=.ra, ..-.a
The editor who saw lady making
for the only seat in the car found
himself /" crowded out to make room
fof more interesting matter. .
A Miss Cummings was recently in
troduced to Mr.. Goings at Buffalo,
and after hearing each others name,
they looked mystified for moment
and then compromised by sitting
down. z.-.
The entire business portion of a
Dakota town was reported to have
been swept away by fire last week.
Upon Investigation charity society
discovered that three saloons were
burned.
Old Gentleman" My! what a
nice little boy yon are; aren't you 2"
Small Boy" No, amt no nice lit
tie boy, neither; I'm Dutch Sickels,
der terror, and 1 can lick anybody
my size around here
In the palmy days of Greece, girl
babies, when they became too numer-
Gus, were fed to the vultures. They
don't waste them in that way nova
days there are too many men to be
supported through life.
A farmer who has known of twenty
eight forest trees being struck by
lighting, says that nine were oaks,
seven poplars, four NAPLES; three will
lows, and the others were n chestnut,
horse chestnut, walnut, hawthorn and
elm.
They say, out West that the APP
pcarancc in town of n stranger in q
pair of muddy boots is sufficient to
start 4 real estate boom. If he man.
ages 10 have an .odor of petroleum or
natural gas about him the excitement
is .immense--------: --l-----s-----e e
The Empress Of Austria has kind
heart. While she was at CrOmer this
summer a fisherman was drowned
there. She went to his cottage alone,
broke the news as tenderly as posi-
BILE to the widow, and left her purse
containing $4,000.
An exchange is asked the question
" How shall stuff a deer's head?''
1t depends upon the party asked
If she is rich dear, tell her you love
her for herself alone. If she is poor,
insist that you love her just as much
as if she we're an heiress
The truth of the saying: g One
hours rest before midnight is
worth two AFTER is sustained. Old
people who have passed beyond the
usual limit of life have uniformly
agreed upon one point, ut least, that
they all retired early and arose early.
A coIored man of HopkinsviIIe, Ken
lucky, thought to scare deaf mute
of the place by suddenly rushing out
on him as he passed. He was sue
cessful. for the mute was so scared
ha Il yoH,n1x,nY. rt
balls into the practical joker, killing
him
A. II. Walker, Ord, Neb.,: says
q DIR. SETH ARNOLD's COUGH KILLER
sells very readily and suits all who
use it."
Mothers, teething and fretfd chit
dren need DR.. Seth ArnoId's Sooth-
ing and Quieting Cordial. Druggists,
25c.
George Hoffman, clerk, went into
the office of DR.. Ritcliie ut Harris
burg, Pa, and requested him to pull
an aching tooth. a short time after
it was discovered that the ether,
which the physicians had admins
tered to allay the pain, had caused
Hoffman's death.
If the air of the cellar is damp it
may be thoroughly dried by placing in
it a peck of fresh lime in an open box
a peck of lime will absorb about
seven pounds. or more than three
quarts of water, and in this way Gel
lar or milk room may soon be dried g,
even in the hottest weather.-EE
In most soils the missing links in
the chain of important fertilizers are
phospboric acid, potash and nitrogen.
On pine lands, and old worn-out
lands, lime and humus are greatly
needed. Lands may be considered
poor and still contain in abundance
five-sixth of the clements that con-
stitute rich soil: but if one of the
links Is missing it must be restored
or good crops are impossible.